The 2026 Workshop Program is under development.
Program is subject to change.
BETWEEN JULY 10 – 24
Pre-Workshop Protocol Development Group Introduction Session
FRIDAY, JULY 24
Workshop Pretest available, to be completed by 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 26
SUNDAY, JULY 26
Shuttles from Denver International Airport
11 am-1:30 pm / 12:30-3 pm / 1:30-4 pm
Registration
1-7 pm
Faculty Meeting
4:45-5:45 pm
Welcome/Overview
6-6:30 pm
- Tari King, Emory University and Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia
- Wendy B. London, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Timothy A. Yap, The University of Texas Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Lecture Session 1
6:30-7 pm
- Answering Important Questions: From Hypothesis to Analysis
Protocol Development Group Session 1 / Working Dinner
7-9 pm
MONDAY, JULY 27
Breakfast
7-8 am
Lecture Session 2
8-9:50 am
- Phase I Trial Designs and Questions
- Phase II Trial Designs, Questions, and Objectives
- Questions / Panel Discussion
- TAKE NOTE: How will this session be applied to your protocol
Break
9:50-10 am
Lecture Session 3
10-11:40 am
- Project Optimus: Reforming Dose Optimization and Dose Selection
- Combination and Multimodality Trials
-Surgery
-Radiation
-Systemic Therapy - Questions / Panel Discussion
- TAKE NOTE: How will this session be applied to your protocol
Group Writing Session 1
11:40 am – 12:15 pm
Protocol Development Group Session 2 / Working Lunch
12:15-2:30 pm
Office Hours 1: Biostatistician Faculty Only (Prescheduled Appointments, with PDG Biostatistician Faculty)
2:45-4:45 pm
Independent Study / Protocol Work
4:45-6:30 pm
ASSIGNMENT DUE: PROTOCOL TEMPLATE
6:30 pm
Group Dinner / Icebreaker Event
6:30-8:30 pm
TUESDAY, JULY 28
Breakfast
7-8 am
Lecture Session 4
8-9:45 am
- Incorporation of Biological Correlative Studies into Early Clinical Trials
- Feasibility and Reproducibility in Biomarker Studies
- Statistical Aspects of Correlative Studies
- Questions / Panel Discussion
- TAKE NOTE: How will this session be applied to your protocol
Break
9:45-10 am
Lecture Session 5
10-11:15 am
- Imaging in the Era of Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy
- Special Considerations in the Design of Immunotherapy Studies
- Questions / Panel Discussion
- TAKE NOTE: How will this session be applied to your protocol
Group Writing Session 2
11:15 am-12 pm
Lunch
12-1 pm
Protocol Development Group Session 3
1-4 pm
Office Hours 2: Statistical Design and Protocol Related Questions
4:15-6:30 pm
Grab and Go Dinner
6:30-8 pm
ASSIGNMENT DUE: STATISTICAL DESIGN
8 pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
Breakfast
7-8 am
Small Group Discussion Sessions 1-3
8-9 am
- Elements of Artificial Intelligence
- Symptom Management, Patient Reported Outcomes, and Quality of Life
- Laboratory Correlates, ctDNA, and Liquid Biopsy
Break
9-9:15 am
Small Group Discussion Sessions 4-6
9:15-10:15 am
- Elements of Artificial Intelligence
- Symptom Management, Patient Reported Outcomes, and Quality of Life
- Laboratory Correlates, ctDNA, and Liquid Biopsy
Break / Group Photo
10:15-10:45 am
Protocol Development Group Session 4
10:45 am-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm-2:15 pm
Office Hours 3: Informed Consent and Protocol Questions
2:15 pm-4:30 pm
Independent Study / Protocol Work
2:15-7 pm
Grab and Go Dinner
5-6:30 pm
ASSIGNMENT DUE: INFORMED CONSENT DRAFTS
7 pm
THURSDAY, JULY 30
Breakfast
7-8 am
Lecture Session 6
8-10:15 am
- You’re in Charge: Investigator Responsibilities
- How to Pay for Your Trial
- Successful Grantsmanship
- Data Collection: It’s All in the Data
- Reporting and Presenting Results
- Questions / Panel Discussion
- TAKE NOTE: How will this session be applied to your protocol
Break
10:15-10:30 am
Lecture Session 7
10:30-11:30 am
- Everything You Need to Know About Clinical Trial Ethics and Informed Consent
Post-test Available
11:30 am-7 pm
Protocol Development Group Session 5 / Working Lunch
11:45 am-2:45 pm
Office Hours 4: Career and Professional Development
3-5 pm
Independent Study / Protocol Work
3-7 pm
ASSIGNMENT DUE: FINAL PROTOCOLS, INFORMED CONSENT FORMS, and ALL WORKSHOP EVALUATIONS
7 pm
Closing Banquet / Reception (and Awards Ceremony)
7-9 pm
FRIDAY, JULY 31
Grab and Go Breakfast
5-8 am
Shuttles to Denver International Airport
5:30-8 am / 6:30-9 am / 7:30-10 am